Comments on: Didgeridoo playing and sleep apnea http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/didgeridoo-playing-and-sleep-apnea.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:50:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jane http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/didgeridoo-playing-and-sleep-apnea.html/comment-page-1#comment-75879 Jane Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:57:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/didgeridoo-playing-and-sleep-apnea.html#comment-75879 Didgeridoo requires circular breathing, which takes practice to learn. It's a different technique from the breathing used to play Western wind instruments. <br/><br/>However, given a choice between listening to my spouse snore or play didgeridoo, I'll take the snoring! Didgeridoo requires circular breathing, which takes practice to learn. It’s a different technique from the breathing used to play Western wind instruments.

However, given a choice between listening to my spouse snore or play didgeridoo, I’ll take the snoring!

]]> By: Michael Rack, MD http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/didgeridoo-playing-and-sleep-apnea.html/comment-page-1#comment-75878 Michael Rack, MD Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/didgeridoo-playing-and-sleep-apnea.html#comment-75878 Interesting. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about the matter:<br/>"A 2005 study, published in the British Medical Journal, found that learning and practicing the didgeridoo helped reduce snoring and sleep apnea, as well as daytime sleepiness [4]. This appears to work by strengthening muscles in the upper airway, thus reducing their tendency to collapse during sleep."<br/>I wonder if playing any Western wind instruments would have a similar effect.<br/>Michael Rack, MD<br/>http://sleepdoctor.blogspot.com/<br/>http://sleepdoctor.blogspot.com/ Interesting. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about the matter:
“A 2005 study, published in the British Medical Journal, found that learning and practicing the didgeridoo helped reduce snoring and sleep apnea, as well as daytime sleepiness [4]. This appears to work by strengthening muscles in the upper airway, thus reducing their tendency to collapse during sleep.”
I wonder if playing any Western wind instruments would have a similar effect.
Michael Rack, MD
http://sleepdoctor.blogspot.com/
http://sleepdoctor.blogspot.com/

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